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Gamma

Staff Software Engineer, PostgreSQL

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over 1 year ago

Base Salary

$230k - $310k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement solutions for horizontally scaling PostgreSQL.
  • Own database performance, availability, and reliability as usage grows.
  • Debug complex issues across large datasets and optimize query performance.
  • Establish best practices for database design and query optimization.
  • Collaborate with backend, data, and infrastructure engineers to align database strategy with product needs.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with expertise in large-scale relational database systems.
  • Expert-level understanding of PostgreSQL and horizontal scaling techniques.
  • Strong programming skills in at least one backend language.
  • Experience with large-scale event streaming systems, preferably Apache Kafka.
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to engineers across teams.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaAWSPostgreSQLTerraformTypeScript

Categories

BackendData Engineering